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Today is 观音诞 (The birth of Guan Yin). Colleague from Costing department, Loi, who is a vegetarian suggested to have lunch together, as well to celebration iPis (company's performance incentive).She ordered 8 dishes for the 11 of us. We headed to Jia Yi Dao Vegetarian restaurant (家一道素食餐厅) during lunch just now (view my previous visit here).

before the dishes came.. l-r: me, By Ling from Purchasing Dept, Loi, Wan, Foo and now, the food we had: #1. 梅菜花生烤 (meat with preserved vegetables)

#2. 海扒京白 (stir fry chinese cabbage with wolfberries)

#3. 胜瓜豆付 (stir fry tofu with loofah)

#4. 腰豆彩碟 (mixed greens with cashew nuts)

#5. 亚三鱼 (assam fish)

#6. 清炒菇类 (stir fry assorted mushrooms)

#7. 日本冬荷清炒 (stir fry japanese winter lotus)

#8. 沙拉虾球 (fish balls and salad prawns) All the dishes are of big portion! But luckily we managed to finish all... it was a very healthy filling lunch! the service is fast and the food taste good overall.... total bill is RM 180 and shared among us...

1. Hair lossShedding hair is both natural and cylical but if you're losing a lot more than 100 to 200 strands a day, it could be a sign of stress, low iron levels, lack of protein or thyroid hormone imbalance.(I blogged about hair loss here, anyway I'm glad that the situation is improving now! So consume more vege/tofu/eggs and other food which is high in iron and protein)

2. Dull and dryOveruse/misuse of hair dryers, heat-styling products and colouring products can dry out hair. So use them moderately.(I shampoo my hair every 2 days(sometimes everyday if really needed), and blow dry them everytime.. now I think I have to cut down on the drying time...)

3. Oily and greasyOily hair, even when hair is washed frequently is caused by oversecretion of sebum from scalp, which could be due to hormone imbalance.(Usually my hair gets oily after a day. So, I cannot imagine how I'll deal with them during my future confinement period! :o)

A colleague of mine once belanja me some JJ cakes and I totally fall in love with them! Well, if you know me well you'd know I'm a cake person la~Last weekend I've ask for her favor to buy me some JJ cakes, all the way from Ipoh (those staying in Ipoh might know this..)

a varieties of cakes and swiss rolls. they're claimed to be preservatives-free and low in sugar! Also, fresh fruits and vegetables are used!

I bought green tea cream cheese, chocolate and fresh yam swiss rolls

also, coffee walnut swiss roll

a closer look, I like the green tea and yam! the texture is so smooth and they're not too sweet! just nice!

one swiss roll is about RM 12. I think it's worth though.

I also brought some to the office today for my dearest colleagues, hehe.. thanks for sharing the fats! (you know who you are :P) And I hope you like the cakes! *for more infor you can visit their website here*

Few months ago, I bought a rosemary essential oil, an oil warmer and some fragranced sticks from Living Cabin. Though the sticks smell nice, but I realised the smoke is kinda awful (mind you, I have sensitive nose). At that moment, I regretted on such impulse buying, and just put the essential oil aside.

fragranced sticks which contain rose, lavendar, green tea and jasmine scent Recently, I smell something nice from SIL's bedroom, it's her aromatherapy essential oil. So I decided to dig out the essential oil and warmer, and bought a box of soy candles from Watson and started to make full use of it... soy candles from Watson

Usually, I light the candles about 30 mins before bedtime, so that the nice scent filled the whole room and helps me sleep better, but actually my ultimate purpose of doing so is to fill the whole bedroom with nice aroma scent (I like anything which smell nice) I'm loving this practice and planning to invest on more essential oil ^^

Time flies and it's near to August already! I bet some of you have started planning for year end trip.. :) no doubt travelling is fun and exciting, but sometimes jet lag really make us tired and not able to enjoy the trip... Here I found some useful tips from CLEO magazine on how to beat jet lag, and I'd like to share with you...

Before you go:1. Reset your international clockGo to bed a little earlier or later (depending on your destination and time difference) several days before to adjust your sleeping time.2. Pack aheadAcoid packing at the last minute. You dont need unnecessary stress that can distract your sleep.

When travelling on long-haul flights1. Avoid alcohol and caffeineThese 2 are drugs and dehydration is known to worsen jet lag.2. Breathe in fresh airTry to get some fresh air if there's some stopover. The re-circulated cabin stale air can cause fatigue.3. Get some sleep or exerciseGet some rest or do some in-flight exercises (you'll find them in the in-flig…

Starring: Tony Jaa, Dan ChupongSynopsis:The final instalment of the Ong Bak franchise, "Ong Bak 3: The Final Battle" continues from where "Ong Bak 2" left off. Tien (Tony Jaa) was captured and tortured by the Mystic Crow Demon (Dan Chupong) and sentenced to death by being buried underground. However Tien was rescued by Pim, an Apasara dancer and nursed him back to health. His ex-master Phra Bua, now a monk at the village, teaches Tien the traditional dance 'Klon'. Tien regains his physical and mental strength and awakened the new martial arts "Hattayuth" or "Dancing fight". However, Tien still seeks revenge against the Crow Demon and must battle him physically while he struggles with the darker demons inside of him.

*source from here*I've watched Ong Bak I and II, and personally feel it's a nice movie, thats what trigger me to watch this too. But I'm disappointed with the movie :S Part III is much boring compared to the previ…

fyi, it was the office honeymoon last week, as boss was away for business purpose. During this time, I woke up feeling happy just like a baby, without worries. LOL :DBut reality is reality, like it or not, we have to accept it. So today, blue Monday mode is on.

Anyway, I hope you had a great weekend because I did! (though it's abit restless)Besides the usual hang out on Saturday night, hubby invited the gang to our place yesterday night (psst, parents in law were away! :P)It was a last minute call so most friends had had their dinner already, so there were quite alot of left over food. as usual, they don't it a party without their poisonous beers we bought 2 buckets of KFC, satay ayam, junk food and drinks

a group photo of us! the fun time ended around 11pm and while they were leaving, I quickly cleaned up the place and throw the garbage, and then rush to date Mr Zhou Gong! Ask me and I'd prefer not to organize this kinda gathering so ofte…

If you remember, I mentioned here that I love collecting hair clips. So yesterday I took some times to search for my my collection of hair clips but to my surprise, I realised many had gone missing! Could it be I throw gave them away? :o
Anyway, I only managed to find these few.. I hope you're not dissappointed!

1. Silver clip with diamonds, got it at no more than RM10 from One Price Shop Taiping, easy to match with just any styles. 2. Purple fluffy clip I bought from Maggie T, few years back (can't remember the price) 3. A pair of pink ribbon clips, present from my cousin. This is also the 1st hair clip I've ever had!

4. Silver star hair clip, bought this from Hatyai last year, I think it only cost about 50TB (RM5) 5. Magnetic flower clip, a birthday present from a friend's gf. Suits for bridal hairstyle.

6. This is my current lurve! A pair of white ribboned hair clips, I bought this during my Japan trip last year, cost about 550¥ (RM20), abit expensive but it was a love at…

I know some friends who can't live without sunglasses. They might have this habits and reasons behind, but to me, I seldom wear one because I have my spec on most of the time. However, I still keep one or two in the car in case I really need them. But I can still live/drive without them.

1. Most sunglasses are made by the same companyWhether you prefer Bulgari, D&G or Salvatore Ferragamo, they're all from the same company! So why bother which one to choose? :D

2. Those expensive sunglasses may not be any better for your eyes, either.Three-hundred dollar sunglasses don't do anything better than $100 sunglasses, except maybe look better and have a brand name associated with them. Expert notes that making lenses that offer protection agains…

I remember the most common essay we used to write in our school time is 'My Ambition', be it in English, Chinese or Malay. Now that I recall, it's funny thinking that I actually have different ambition every year, haha :DNeedless to mention, one of them is to be a doctor ^^

But as I grow up, I learn that it's definetely not easy to be a doctor, or in the field related, it's a continous endless study. And shame to admit, I dont have the brain and interest in doctor/nurse/pharmacy =_=But of course being a doctor is a highly honoured job and I think it's cool wearing the white coat, with a stethoscope around the neck. hmm, something like nursing scrubs and lab coats . sample taken from Nursing Uniforms NetOn the other hand, I've just finish watching the HK drama lately, The Mysteries of Love (谈情说案), and Profesor King (Raymond Lam) in his lab coat looks cool! so as his partner, Janet (couldn't find a photo of her =_=) they look professional in that lab coats…

Another couple got registered last Sunday at Persatuan Buddha Taiping(佛教会). As a supportive friend, hubby and I joined the ceremony and arrived at the place at about 9.30am.

signing the registration certs before the prayer ceremony starts

Elie is 21 y.o and Boon is 25. so young right! :0

family and friends, giving them the best wishes!

lovely bouquet and engagement rings

the ceremony was supposed to start at 10.30am, but delayed one hour later =_= all thanks to the other register couple who mistaken the time!! >=( anyway, a big congrats to both Elie and Boon! looking forward to their wedding reception this year end! and they're going London next month for their pre honeymoon, how nice! Done with the registration, Boon's parents invited us to Matang for lunch.clockwise from top left: seafood porridge, steamed murex shells, stir fry kappa and fried rice noodles with crabs. all are yummy~

If you followed my blog for some times, you should know I'm a chocolate person ;) basically, all kinds of edible chocolates ^^Though I like chocolates, sometimes I can't help but feeling guilty after consuming :( Thank God I found some useful infor/guidelines through Yahoo and I'd like to share with all chocolate lovers out there.

1. Raising the barRead the labels. For example, A Toblerone white chocolate bar is only 180 calories; however, this actually means for one serving, meaning if you eat it all, you’re getting 540 calories and 30 grams of fat.So take some times to study on the labels.

2. Sugar-free Calorie BombsDon’t be fooled by the "free." For example Sarris makes a sugar-free chocolate bar that contains 300 calories and 12 grams of saturated fat.So bear in the mind that not all sugar-free desserts really means sugar-free.

3. Worst Health FakersJust because a bar sits in the healthy display stand, doesn't mean it's any better than the candy on the o…